Tristar Red Sector Inc

Tristar Red Sector Inc (TRSI, 1990-)

TRSI was born 29.06 1990, when Tristar and Red Sector Inc decided to join forces on the Red Sector and The Silents Summer Conference 1990. 1991 came and went, and 1992 saw the birth of a separate TRSI demo section, called Masque - responsible for the great WICKED SENSATION demo. However, the following year saw them tired of being merely the demosection of TRSI, so they left - taking all the legal members with them! This was certainly a blow for TRSI, but members like Warhead and TSM helped them back onto the throne. At The Party '93, most of the Polish section teamed up - with XTD and Norby at the helm. 1994 saw strong releases like CUBIC DREAM, ARTIFICE and VIKTORIA. Thanks to Mop's article in ROM #4 for background info.

German musician Virgill joined Complex according to Propaganda #4, but Virgill later made music for the TRSI demo "Twin Peaks" [12/96]... I believe the truth is closer to a double membership.

Members

Current

GER: Control (Andreas, mainorg1 swap, ex Alcatraz, 12/'94-04/'98); Dascon (Bernd Hoffmann, music, earlier Essence, 04/'98); Emax (music, ex Panic, new 12/'92-04/'98); Flake (code, 04/'98); Mario (org sysop 'SPIRIT OF SOUL' -closed-, doublemember Artcore, 02/'94-02/'97); Rewired (music gfx, ex Acrid, old handle Sketch, '94-04/'98); TSM (Henning, aka The Swatch Man, ex Surprise! Productions, '92-04/'98); Twins (André and Frank Hugenroth, code, 07/'95- 04/'98); Virgill (Jochen Feldkötter, music, ex Coma, triplemember Artwork and Essence, 08/'93-12/'96)

AUT: Uyanik (Alexander, mainorg2 editor sysop 'ALICE IN ACIDLAND', old handle Zinkfloid, new mid '93-04/'98)

NOR: Shade (Anders Haakens, org edit sysop 'EVERYWARE' open early '95, doublemember Access, new '93-04/'98)

HOL: Sal-One (sysop 'BOONDOCKS' EHQ, ex Alpha Flight, doublemember G^Style, 03/'93-02/'97); Sectorcharger (sysop 'LOGIC SYSTEM', 05/'96-02/'97)

BEL: Leprosy (sysop 'CENTRAL PARK', 04/'95)

???: Nike (swe? nor? modem, triplemember Crux and Delight, 08/'95-04/'98); Optic (gfx, triplemember DCS and TPOLM (pc), 12/'97-02/'98)

Subsection

Mellow Chips

Past

GER: 501 (Jens, swap, ex Prime); Atomix (sysop 'NASA'); Bomber (sysop 'PEARL HARBOUR', new late '92); Cosmos (code, ex Sanity); Cube (code, ex Gothic); Deicide (swap, ex Devils); Double Trouble (code music, 04/'91-03/'93); Dr.Dre (sysop 'MARLEY'S COFFEE SHOP', 09/'96); Ecs (sysop 'THE CHARGE', 01-09/'96); Euronymous (sysop 'ANCIENT ENTITY', triplemember Thunder Technologies and Dreampark, 06/'94); Fade One (gfx, ex Black Monks, new R.A.W. #5, later Masque); Fan (trade, new late '90-12/'90); FDT (trade, ex Venture); Flynn (founder trade, ex Tristar, 12/'90); Fornax (sysop 'EUROPE'S HEART', ex Dual Crew); Godfather (sysop 'UNLIMITED PLEASURE', 04-09/'91); Irata and Hamster (founder org trade supply sysops 'CONDEMNED NATION'/'WESTPOINT', ex Red Sector Inc., 04/'91-05/'94); Mcloud (sysop 'THE CAULDRON', 05/'94-04/'95); Mr.King (swap pack 'Nevermind', 12/'94); Orbit (code, ex Alcatraz); Peachy (gfx, ex Surprise! Productions, later Haujobb, 05/'92); Romeo Knight (music, ex Red Sector Inc., '93); Technoimage (music, ex Acrid); Teddy and Iceman (sysops 'DIG. UNDERGROUND', 10/'91); Time Bandit (09/'91); Whiteheat (trade sysop 'BLACK SKYLINE', later Vision Factory, 11/'90-09/'91); Wizler (sysop 'TECHNOHOUSE', 04-09/'91); Wolfgang (sysop 'CHINA HOUSE', 04/'95); ZigZag (Peter Nottel, sysop 'MAY DAY', ex Scoopex)

AUT: Cortex (sysop 'DARK ILLUSION', 05/'94); Prayer (sysop 'SAVAGE AMUSEMENT', 08/'93-05/'94); Quasar (sysop 'EXTACY WORLD')

HOL: Cone (swap, ex Gothic); Optimize (sysop 'UNITY FIELDS'); Ultimax (code, ex Desire); Zorlac (gfx, ex Desire)

FIN: Boomer (ex Amaze); Spock (trade music, 02/'93); VIPers (trade, 02/'93-03/'94).

POL: Bald Horse (12/'95); Norby (org swap pack 'IT' sysop 'DROP ZONE', 12/'94-12/'95); Iron (code swap, '95); Pepe (code, 12/'94); Seq (gfx, 12/'94); Snoopy (music, ex Energy, later Appendix); Tees (gfx, 12/'94)

NOR: Archangel (Rony Nilssen, music sysop 'WHITE ROOM STUDIOS', triplemember Rebels and Puzzle, 01-03/'96); Darkelf (doublemember Access, 05/'95); Fuzz (music, 11/'94); T-Bone (code, 12/'92-04/'93)

DEN: Domino (gfx sysop, '93); Hellrazor (Thomas Sørensen, music, ex Palace, 04/'93-12/'94); Spycatcher (code, ex Scoopex, new ROM #3)

BEL: Spike (sysop 'MONKEY ISLAND', 04/'91-05/'92)

ITA: Bluelight (sysop 'ASYLUM')

ENG: Overdose (swap pack 'lethal injection', 12/'94); Splatt (sysop 'SPLATTERHOUSE'); Sync (music, ex Digital, new early '95)

SWI: Hardrider (sysop 'ELECTRIC CO')

LUX: Firefox (sysop 'TIMEZONE')

SWE: Fix (sysop 'FASTLINE', Coder ); Core (sysop 'FINAL IMPACT', 05/'94); Silencer (sysop 'REPULSE', ex Equinox); Sorehead (swap, early '92)

USA: Blazter (sysop 'X FACTOR'); Bloodwolf (sysop 'MORTUARY'); Braindead (sysop 'FORBIDDEN CITY', 04/'91-'93); D.S.X. Design (music, new early '95); Kaptain Kaos and Grim Reaper (sysops 'BIOHAZZARD'); Metoner (trade, ex Eclipse, new late '93); Panther (sysop 'OBITUARY' WHQ, ex Eclipse, new late '93); Ringthane (sysop 'HARPOON', 04/'91-'93); Rotor (sysop 'GATES OF ASGARD'); Spy Hunter (sysop 'INTERNAL AFFAIRS', ex Vertigo, 04/'91); Striker (sysop 'THE NOTICE'); The Light (sysop 'PURGATORY'); Toxicman (sysop 'DEAD ZONE', later Therapy, 05/'92-03/'93)

???: Anywayawanna (supply, 04/'91-'93); Apollo (supply); Blackout (ger? ex Alpha Flight, new late '90); Blue Bird (swe? modem, 03/'93); Boones (gfx, '93); Bytemaster (ger? trade, 01/'91); Capslockman (aut? 08/'93-05/'94); Cybernaut (hol? supply, 08/'93); Defcat (code, ex Scoopex); Dreamer (code, 05/'92); Dream Warrior (code); Errox (code, '95); Hirax (opened BBS late '90); Ixxy (crack); Labyrinth (ex Rebels, new late '91); Leffty (music, 05/'92); Lincoln (swap supply, ex Hardline, 12/'92); Paralysis (sysop 'PARANOIA', new early '92); Ply 2 (ger? code, ex Masque); PWA (supply); Redskin (hol? ascii? doublemember G^Style, early '92); Sean (ex Coast, new 09/'91); The Breaker (supply, '95); V.I.P. (crack, 04/'91); Warhead (Lars, mainorg3, ex Surprise! Productions, '95); W.I.N (supply, 05/'92); Zou^Zou (ger? 01/'96)

Dutch graphician and swapper Blunt (Henk Wijnholds, ex Coolio/Ambrosia, doublemember Grasshoppers Development, new ROM #9) left the scene early '98.
The English section was kicked.
Finnish coder and sysop JHL ('ZENLANDIA', 04/'91-05/'94) joined Complex. His work for TRSI includes a crackintro.
Tap, Walt (coders) and Dr.D (graphician) were kicked.
Dr.Grell joined Energy.
German swapper Dark (ex Jetset) joined Axis.
Cracker Saito (hol? aut? 03-08/'93) joined Vision Factory.
Kid Frost joined Arise.
Swedish sysop Fix ('FASTLINE', 05/'92) joined 2000 AD 09/'92.
Norwegian graphician Wood joined Andromeda 05/'93.
The entire subgroup Surprise! Productions (S!P) left early '92. However Flynn, TSM, Warhead, Dreamer and Peachy left S!P and joined up with TRSI.
Daryl (ex Kid Icarus/Alcatraz) joined Delight after a short period, and took his wellknown papermag 'B.A.D' with him, late '91.
Vince and Nik got kicked 09/'91.
Captain Midnight left late '90.
German sysop Mr.Hell ('SUDDEN DEATH') joined Decade.

Group History

1990: German sysop The Seeker ('HOLY TOWER') decided to leave the scene towards the end of the year for personal problems. Germans The Master and TCM (Martin, trade, new 08-11/'90) were also kicked late this year. German musician Jester joined from Proton in october, but moved on to Sanity the following month, without having produced anything for the group.

1992: In December Swedish musician Emax joined, and immediately contributed tunes for TRSI cracktros and demos.

1994: 2Fast left to form Avantgarde in the middle of August.

1995: Three main organizers now, Control, Warhead and Uyanik! German graphician Navy (ex B.A.S.F., 12/'93) was kicked early in the year, for unknown reasons. German musician Blackthorne ('93) joined Essence around the middle of 1995; his joining was announced in their mag ROM #5 [95]. Nah-Kolor was originally formed in the middle of 1995 by the Polish section of TRSI - Dreamer (ex Surprise! Productions, 12/'94), Norby (new 12/'93), Bald Horse, Lazur (ex TPDL), Elis (code, '94), and QBA - to serve as their demosection, like Surprise! Productions and Masque had in the past. However, the plans had not been correctly cleared with the leaders of TRSI, and at The Party 5, Nah-Kolor was given the choice of being real TRSI members or leaving in favour of this new group. The result was that Norby and Bald Horse decided to stay in TRSI, and that the rest continued as Nah Kolor. The rest of the Polish section was dismissed, and these people are no longer official members; Python (swap, early '95), Reset (swap, early '95), Trash Head (swap, early '95) and XTD (music, new 12/'93-12/'94). At least Trash Head and XTD joined Mystic. German graphician Fiver2 (ex Acrid, old handle Fiver, 12/'93-'95) joined Artwork sometime this year, after the release of his slideshow "Honeycomb" ['95] for TRSI.

1996: Graphician Scar joined Session late '96.
1997: The Finnish group Mellow Chips joined as a subgroup, to serve as the TRSI demomachinery.
1998: At The Gathering '98 in April, the Mellow Chips pay off - they win the demo competition with "Rise"!

Releases

See Tristar Red Sector Inc/Reviews for personal reviews for these releases.

Crack Intro (ECS Intro)

Credits

code: Dream Warrior
gfx: Peachy (logo), Domino (font)
music: "Simply Short" by Emax

Crack Intro xx (ECS Intro)

Credits

code: Double Trouble
gfx: Terminator
music: Double Trouble (Future Composer 1.3 format)

Crack Intro 01 (1992, ECS Intro)

Credits

code: Dreamer
gfx: Peachy
music: Leffty (Sonic Arranger format, 49856 bytes)

Crack Intro 02 (1992, late, ECS Intro)

Credits

code: Double "MC" Trouble
gfx: Double "MC" Trouble
music: "Analyzer" by Emax/TRSI (4ch MOD format)

Crack Intro 03 (1993, ECS Intro)

Credits

code: Blackthorne
gfx: Boones (logo), Domino (font)
music: "bth.cracktro1" by Blackthorne (4ch MOD format)

Crack Intro 04 (1994, ECS Intro)

Credits

code: Elis
gfx: Rewired
music: "Syntherella 2" by XTD

Crack Intro 05 (1994?, ECS Intro)

Credits

code: Ply-2
gfx: Rewired
music: "Delicate 0ooz!" by Emax (4ch MOD format)

Crack Intro (1991, 12.04, ECS Intro)

Credits

code: JHL
gfx: Uno/Scoopex, Reebok/S!P
music: Double Trouble (Sid-Mon format)

Wicked Sensation (1992, ECS Trackmo, 2 disks)

Ecliptica (1992, 28.12, ECS Trackmo)

Credits

code: T-Bone
gfx: n/a
music: n/a

Info: 3rd in The Party '92 demo competition.

No Pain No Gain (1993, 10.04, ECS 40k Intro)

Credits

code: T-Bone
gfx: n/a
music: n/a

Info: 2nd in The Gathering '93 40k intro competition.

Crackintro (1994?, ECS Intro)

Credits

code: Ply 2
gfx: Rewird
music: "Delicate 0ooz!" by Emax (4ch ProTracker format)

Raytro (1994, 12.08, AGA 40k Intro)

Credits

code: Tom
gfx: Sketch
music: XTD

Info: Released for the Intel Outside '94 40k intro competition.

Artifice (1994, 06.11, AGA Trackmo, 2 disks)

Info: Released at World of Commodore '94.

We Will Smash You (1994, 28.12, ECS 1MB Dentro)

Credits

code: Pepe
gfx: Tees, Seq (picture)
music: XTD

Info: Released at The Party '94.

Anhalonium Lewini (1995, Demo)

Info: From the Polish section.

Honeycomb (1995, Slideshow)

Credits

code: Errox
gfx: Fiver2
music: Virgill, Rewired

Sun (1995, AGA Multifile Slideshow, 2 disks)

Credits

code: Iron
gfx: Lazur
music: Dreamer

World Elite List v1.0 (1995, .04, information)

Credits

code: none
gfx: none
music: "Men At Work" by Tito/Candela (ProTracker MOD format)

Cyberlogik (1995, 28.12, AGA 020-28+ 4MB File)

Info: Cooperation with Alcatraz, see there for details.

Twin Peaks (1996, 28.12, AGA 4MB HD Multifile)

Credits

code: The Twins
gfx: Noogman/Artwork
music: "Blues of Mortality" by Virgill

Info: 4th in The Party 6 demo competition.

Rise (1998, 11.04, AGA 8MB HD Multifile)

Info: Released by subgroup Mellow Chips, see there for details.

BBS's

DRAGONLANCE WHQ
MAPHIA WHQ (USA)
WORLD OF MIRAGE (USA, ex The Company)
THE EDGE (USA, 05/'94)
MADD HATTER (USA, 04/'91)
ROBIN'S FIRST ORGASM (USA, 04/'91-05/'92)
DEFIANT ONES (USA, 04/'91)
DEJA VU (GER)
DEVILS POINT (GER)
NEO GEO (GER, 05/'94)
HEAVEN'S DOOR (GER, 05/'94)
FINE LINE (ENG)
FAST LINE (SWE, 04/'91)
MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (SWE)
INFINITY (SWI)
FLYING SPIRITS (SWI, 05/'94)
FLYING SPIRIT 2 (SWI)
NONSTOP UP'N DOWN (DEN, 05/'94)
BAGDAD CAFE (GER, 05/'94)
PARANOID ILLUSION (USA, 05/'92-03/'93)
NUCLEAR FALLOUT (GER, '94?)

External Links

The TRSI Web Site

Tristar Red Sector Inc

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